New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 17:14-15

14“Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588you enterתָבֹ֣אta.Vo'H935the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430givesנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414you, and youpossessוִֽירִשְׁתָּ֖הּvi.rish.TahH3423it and liveוְיָשַׁ֣בְתָּהve.ya.Shav.tahH3427in it, and you sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559, ‘I will setאָשִׂ֤ימָה'a.Si.mahH7760a kingמֶ֔לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overעָלַי֙'a.LaiH5921me like allכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834are aroundסְבִיבֹתָֽי׃se.vi.vo.TaiH5439me,’

15you shall surelyשׂ֣וֹםSomH7760setתָּשִׂ֤יםta.SimH7760a kingמֶ֔לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overעָלֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Lei.khaH5921you whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430choosesיִבְחַ֛רyiv.CharH977, onefrom amongמִקֶּ֣רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130yourcountrymenאַחֶ֗יךָ'a.Chei.KhaH251you shall setתָּשִׂ֤יםta.SimH7760as kingמֶ֔לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overעָלֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Lei.khaH5921yourselves; you mayתוּכַ֗לtu.KhalH3201not putלָתֵ֤תla.TetH5414a foreignerנָכְרִ֔יna.khe.RiH5237overעָלֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Lei.khaH5921yourselves whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is not yourcountrymanאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251.

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